perigonium

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ -gonium.

Noun

perigonium (plural perigonia)

  1. (botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
    Synonyms: perianth, perigone
  2. (botany) The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
  3. (dated, zoology) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.

Synonyms
  • (in a bryophyte): splash cup

Derived terms
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